Oregon Home | 47 The greatest challenges came with the couple’s kitchen and the home’s relationship to its outdoor living space. The goal, Harkrider says, was to create a kitchen that looks like it was always there but has all of the amenities of modern living. “So often you walk into a historic home and say: Oh, 2003. Or 1970,” Harkrider says. “The people we are working with know that experience of looking at a dated kitchen. They love this home and wanted to do right by it.” Wise Design struck a balance between traditional and modern with Shaker-style doors, open shelving and full-height pantry storage. They chose a more modern off-black color for the cabinetry, contrasted with an off-white quartz, repeating some of the details that were used in the primary suite. They brought in warmth and softness with the wood details and brass figures. “We wanted to make the renovation feel like it belongs in that house,” Wise says. Indoor meets outdoor with a modern spin on the traditional Colonial gridded profile with a large sliding-glass wall and a window that can open fully for serving drinks poolside. Sasquatch Architecture remade the backyard spaces with zones including a swimming pool with a barrel floor designed to accommodate difficult space needs, a sauna, a cold plunge, a covered patio, and an outdoor shower. “The architect really nailed it from the beginning,” Wise says. “It’s just a dreamy backyard.” The backyard pool was designed to accommodate a difficult site.
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